Young Thug

Thug's bond hearing is taking place today. The rapper was charged with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.

Williams was charged with conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act in a 56-count indictment that also included several other Young Stoner Life Records rappers like Gunna, Yak Gotti, YSL Duke, and others. After that was settled, Thug’s team requested their client be released to home confinement. The judge, who mentioned an expected trial date of January 9, 2023, cited concerns about witnesses being threatened or harmed when explaining the decision to deny Thug’s bond.

Today (June 2), following a seven-plus hour bond hearing in Atlanta, the rapper was denied bond by Judge Ural D. Glanville, as Variety and The New York Times' ...

Prosecutors argued that his wardrobe in the video and the lyric “We got ten-hundred round choppers” amount to “an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy.” Thug and Gunna were named in a grand jury indictment that was released on May 9. Judge Glanville denied Young Thug bond, claiming he’s a potential danger to the community and witnesses.

A bond hearing was held for Atlanta rapper Young Thug on Thursday morning after being charged with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt ...

Under that logic, Johnny Cash has killed multiple people because his music talks about killing multiple people,” said attorney Manny Arora. Prosecutors have tried to use the lyrics of Young Thug and Gunna, also charged with racketeering, against them, drawing the ire of fellow Atlanta rapper T.I., Jay Z, and Meek Mill. ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - A bond hearing was held Thursday morning for Atlanta native Young Thug while his attorneys aim to have him released from jail after being arrested for his alleged role in the street gang Young Slime Life, better known as YSL.

Young Thug has been denied bond by a Fulton County judge at a hearing on Thursday afternoon. After seven hours, Judge Ural D Glanville ruled that although ...

Young Thug’s initial bond hearing was delayed because there were concerns that Steele had a conflict of interest because he is also representing other individuals named in the RICO indictment. Glanville also said that Young Thug, to a lesser degree, may pose a flight risk. Young Thug Denied Bond, Judge Cites Potential Danger To Community & Witnesses

Young Thug was denied bond for a racketeering charge in the YSL indictment, with a trial set for January. This news follows another YSL rapper Gunna, ...

Prosecutors cited a potential conflict of interest as the reason for Steel’s removal, arguing that the lawyer is too closely involved in the rapper’s life and other members of YSL. They believe that Steel’s involvement may affect their ability to pursue plea deals or other forms of cooperation with the defendants. Young Thug’s bond hearing was delayed due to an effort from the prosecution to try and remove the rapper’s longtime lawyer Brian Steel from the case. Vulture has reached out to Young Thug’s legal counsel for a statement.

Atlanta rapper Young Thug was denied bond Thursday following an hours-long hearing in connection with his Fulton County racketeering case.

A judge denied bond to Young Thug in the sweeping criminal case against him and other alleged Atlanta gang members, including rapper Gunna.

With the decision against Young Thug, all of the prominent musical artists involved in the RICO case have now been refused pre-trial release. Respectfully judge, I believe if you give him a bond, we’re going to have more witnesses in danger or missing. “I implore you not to grant him a bond. In a trial-like proceeding that lasted for hours, Steel called multiple witnesses to testify as to why Young Thug deserved release ahead of trial. “That’s not the Jeffery I know. At times holding back tears, Liles vowed to support the rapper “personally and professionally” because he was certain of his innocence.

Judge Ural D. Glanville said he had concerns regarding the rapper being a threat to the community and witnesses as well as concerns over him being a flight risk ...

After being told it could exceed $1 million for Williams’ security to ensure “Mr. Williams does not flee, does not get types of weapons, does not intimidate a witness, is not a danger to the community or property in the community,” Liles was asked if he could afford that type of undertaking. Judge Ural D. Glanville said he had concerns regarding the rapper being a threat to the community and witnesses as well as concerns over him being a flight risk, though Glanville added that the rapper having “significant means” was not held against him. Through the hours-long proceedings, Young Thug — real name Jeffery Williams — appeared via video from Cobb County jail as his lawyers argued that he was not a flight risk.

The 30-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, watched the proceeding remotely from the Cobb County jail as the ruling was handed down ...

Georgia’s RICO statutes are similar to the federal version , but are much broader in that the criminal "enterprise" does not have to be around as long. He states the rapper has no access to any type of media and "no opportunity to exercise, shower or have human contact." The Justice Department has used RICO to dismantle multiple crime families and weed out corruption in several city police departments. The judge said the validity of that threat would need to be proven in court, but it speaks to his possibly being a danger to the community. That includes a threat introduced to the court attributed to Williams from 2015 that states "Anybody goes into courtroom and tells the god's honest truth, they'll be f---ing killed." A criminal defense investigator testified that the unprecedented security operation would cost more than $1 million a year, but prosecutors argued defendants should not be able to pay their way out of jail.

A Georgia judge denied bond Thursday evening for rapper Young Thug, who's accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia's RICO Act and participation in a ...

Music executive Kevin Liles testified that Williams was “like a son” and he was willing to put up his own wealth and business behind a bond. Prosecutors argued Williams is the head of a violent street gang called Young Slime Life that he cofounded. Fulton County Judge Ural Glanville handed down the ruling saying he has significant concerns about the entertainer, whose real name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, being a danger to the community, news outlets reported.

ATLANTA — A Georgia judge on Thursday denied bail for Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who is awaiting trial after authorities alleged that the Grammy Award ...

Williams appeared in a video from the Cobb County Jail during Thursday’s proceedings. At a hearing in Fulton County Superior Court, Judge Ural Glanville said that the rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, constituted a flight risk, WSB-TV reported. He was indicted on 56 counts alongside fellow YSL rappers including Sergio “Gunna” Kitchens, Rolling Stone reported.

A Georgia judge denied bond Thursday evening for rapper Young Thug, who's accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia's RICO Act and participation in a ...

Music executive Kevin Liles testified that Williams was “like a son” and he was willing to put up his own wealth and business behind a bond. Prosecutors argued Williams is the head of a violent street gang called Young Slime Life that he cofounded. Young Thug, prosecutors said Thursday, is “the top dog, the most dangerous man here, because he doesn’t have to get his hands dirty, he has others to do his business,” Atlanta station WXIA-TV reported.

A Georgia judge denied bond for Young Thug, who's accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia's RICO Act and participation in a criminal street gang.

Music executive Kevin Liles testified that Williams was “like a son” and he was willing to put up his own wealth and business behind a bond. Prosecutors argued Williams is the head of a violent street gang called Young Slime Life that he cofounded. Judge denies bond for rapper Young Thug in Georgia racketeering case

Young Thug has been accused of conspiracy to violate Georgia's RICO Act and participating in a criminal street gang.

Want to get the biggest stories from PEOPLE every weekday? Young Thug's attorney, Brian Steel, also said that the star would be willing to wear an ankle monitor, take part in regular drug testing and give up his cellphone and passport. He would want, however, access to the recording studio in his home, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Bail denials, shootings and incriminating lyrics: it looks like this case will stretch well into 2023.

Song lyrics and social media posts are a major backbone of the case. They “[cited] a potential conflict of interest due to his involvement, past and present, with others in the YSL RICO [case].” Steel was allowed to remain on the case. Per Billboard, the issue came up because prosecutors are concerned some of the other indicted persons may decide to cooperate with law enforcement against Thug, but be discouraged from doing so by Steel due to their prior history. Chidi also said he believes Thug “was aware that there was legal trouble brewing, that the cops were looking at him.” He also believes that Big Bhris is likely to spend the rest of his life incarcerated. A police shooting could have been the case’s inciting incident.

Georgia officials have arrested an 18-year-old who they say threatened to kill a sheriff and his wife over the arrest of rappers Young Thug and Gunna.

It charges the gang members engaged in murders, shootings, carjackings and other crimes. Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, alleged to be the target of the threats, announced the arrest Friday. Quartavius Mender was booked into the Fulton County jail last week on 23 counts of making terroristic threats, records show. It's unclear if Mender has a lawyer to speak for him.

Fans were understandably upset when Young Thug and Gunna were arrested One person took things a step too far when Quartavius Mender threatened several ...

Thugger’s legal team made a last-ditch effort at Thursday’s hearing (June 2) where a teary-eyed Kevin Liles took the stand and advocated for Thug’s release to no avail. Our investigators are diligent in seeking individuals who mean to do harm to anybody, and I am grateful to them for ensuring the safety of myself, my wife, and all citizens of Fulton County.” Teen threatened to kill Fulton County Sheriff over YSL RICO arrests, officials say Deputies took 18-year-old Quartavius Mender into custody on May 26, 2022.

An 18-year-old is behind bars after officials said he threatened Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat and his wife over a sprawling gang indictment cha.

The Fulton County Sheriff's office say Quartavius Mender, 18, was arrested after he threatened to assassinate the officer and his wife on social media.

Thug, real name Jeffery Lamar Williams, was arrested last month in his Georgia mansion for allegedly violating Georgia’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. He was named in an 88-page, 56-count indictment along with 28 other members or affiliates of the YSL collective. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 18-year-old Quartavius Mender was taken into custody on May 26, more than two weeks after YSL members and associates were arrested for allegedly participating in criminal gang activity. Mender allegedly left the messages on the targets’ respective Instagram pages; and also announced his intention to Labat on the Georgia State Patrol’s recruiting page, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office account, and the Fulton Clerk of Court’s Instagram page.

The Fulton County District Attorney's office claimed that Brian Steel, a prominent Atlanta-area criminal defense lawyer, should be disqualified because he ...

But the judge hinted that the issue was not permanently resolved, and that future plea-deal talks could lead to a less hypothetical conflict of interest. Steel himself also briefly argued for himself, saying that removing him from the case would be a grave injustice: “I have been with Mr. Williams for countless days, weeks, months and hours. “Our concern is that as a leader of the gang, maybe some of these individuals will be influenced.” “I don’t think that we have that yet as to Mr. Steel.” “We have to talk about what Mr. Williams loses,” Bullard said. Steel and another lawyer argued back that Young Thug should not be deprived of his “chosen counsel” as he fights for his life in court.